Our Goals:

• Promote the welfare of children in home, school and community
• Identify additional student and school needs
• Prevent problems with thoughtful planning
• Plan upcoming events and discuss/decide improvements
• Find solutions to problems and take action
• Help fund programs and items for our school and its students that don’t fit into the school budget
• Vote and make decisions at most monthly meetings
• Open and Relaxed Communication
  

How PTO Makes a Difference

• We sponsor fun social activities that promote pride in our school and foster friendships:Skate Night, Carnival, Open House, Fun/Field Day
  
• We help fund items and programs for our school that don’t fit into the budget:
  Some Examples: fish tank, Pulse Oximeter, additional playground equipment, after-school study time, outdoor benches, PE equipment
  
• Communication between and among parents, teachers and staff makes Hillside Elementary a better school
  

Volunteer Opportunities
There are a variety of ways to get involved:

• Specific events:
  registration, carnival, book fair, open house/soup supper, Red Ribbon Week, fall fundraiser, spelling challenge, original works art program, t-shirts
  
  
• On-going committee events:
  Staff appreciation, hospitality, box tops, and yearbook
  
  
• Inside the classroom:
  Homeroom parent or volunteer
  
  
• At school:
  Media center, front office, Kid’s Bank
  
  
• Away from school:
  LRC, fieldtrips, typists, other at-home
  
  
• To sign-up as a volunteer:
  Contact the committee chair or a PTO officer or the volunteer coordinator